Two Cases of Fatal Meningitis Due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-263

  Veldhoen, Esther S ^a   Wolfs, Tom F ^a   van Vught, Adrianus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FATALITY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247133591     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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